Free Pattern Friday - Fuss Free Baby Blanket July 19 2024, 0 Comments

Welcome back for July's free pattern friday review after a month off in June. This is my monthly review of a free knitting pattern available off Ravelry. Ravelry is a great source of free patterns but its much harder to find good, free patterns via a general google search. All Free Pattern Friday reviews can be found here. 

Fuss Free Baby Blanket

This is the second of Louise Tilbrook's free patterns I have reviewed and it makes a lovely set with the Fuss Free Baby Cardi from April. This time I haven't followed the pattern exactly and instead substituted a different weight yarn for a different effect.

Details

The pattern is for a baby blanket cleverly knitted in the round but avoiding the tricky pin hole cast on or the need for DPNs at the start. It says it's more of a recipe than a pattern so you could follow it using Aran or Worsted weight yarn as written or adapt the idea if you prefer as I did.

The centre is knitted flat first then the outside knitted in the round. Its virtually all done using the knit stitch so is a quick knit and the size can be adjusted as desired. The plain blanket could also be decorated with textured stripes if you wished.

My Fuss Free Baby Blanket

Rather than using Aran weight and 5mm needles I used Crush DK again and 4mm needles. I went for Pink Champagne and Charterhouse for a soft, modern girly theme. I made it approximately 70cm square and used about 230g of yarn.

Advantages of this pattern

  • Easily adaptable for different yarn weights
  • Quick pattern - great for a new baby gift
  • Can be made any size you wish
  • Makes a lovely set with the Fuss Free Baby Cardi

Do let me know if you make this pattern and I'd love to hear your recommendations for patterns to review in the future. The comments are open.
 

Link to pattern Fuss Free Baby Blanket